Chicken tomatillo white bean chili

Last week Marc from www.norecipes.com posted a recipe for Chile Verde which caught my eye, and then my husband and I watched a recipe showdown on Food TV where the winner gets $25k and their entree gets served at TGI Fridays. One of the contestants made a white bean chicken chili and had similar ingredients to Marc’s chile verde, so my husband and I went to the store and got all the stuff to try our hand at it. I kind of feel bad, because I normally take over the cooking duties at my house because I love it so much, but my husband can cook too, and we had a great time putting all this together. Like Marc at www.norecipes.com, my husband prefers to wing it as far as ingredients go whereas I like to make sure I’m doing the right thing and heavily rely on recipes.

This is the recipe we adapted:

Ingredients:

9 poblano peppers

5 cloves of garlic

1 yellow bell pepper

2 cans chicken broth

2 lbs. ground chicken

12 tomatillos

2 TB. chili powder

2 TB. ancho chili powder

2 medium white onions

2 15 oz. cans of white beans

2 small jalapeno’s seeded

I prefer my veggies smooth, so when my husband makes his regular chili, all the veggies go into the blender. We did the same thing here. We did roast the poblano’s on the burner until they were blackened. After blackening them, put them in a brown paper bag for a few minutes and then peel the skin off. It gives them a smoky flavor.

In a large stock pot, put 1 TB. canola oil and add the ground chicken until it is all browned. Using a blender or food processor, add all the veggies and puree to the desired consistency. (We had to do two batches). Pour that into the pot with the ground chili. Add the beans (which I drained and rinsed) and both the chili powders. I have an ethnic grocery store near me that sells all kinds of Mexican spices. I got the ancho chili powder for only .89 cents! Keep cooking on low for about an hour until all the flavors meld together. It turned out so good. And its super healthy too!

My husband is already plotting different ways to make it next time. Don’t use as many poblanos, use shredded chicken instead of ground chicken, maybe some andouille sausage. I can’t wait to try it again!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! My name is Jennifer and I am a wife and Mom to 3 great kids -18, 16 and 12. I work full time but in my spare time, I'm a chef in my kitchen, whipping up awesome mostly healthy foods for my family and creating new recipes. I love blogging, social media, recipe development, and helping people create their own sites using Wordpress. E-mail me any comments or questions at slim-shoppin@comcast.net